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Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
Explain why the US conducted the Manhattan Project.

### Response:
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The United States conducted the Manhattan Project during World War II to develop an atomic bomb before Nazi Germany did. The US evaluated that if Nazi Germany acquired the capability to create an atomic bomb, it could gain an insurmountable edge in the war. Therefore, the US started a secret research and development program, code named the Manhattan Project, to develop the world's first atomic bomb.